(Cheyenne, Wyo.) - The hat and epaulets from the official uniform of Vice
Admiral Francis Xavier McInerney are on display as the Object of the Month
at the local Wyoming State Museum.
Francis Xavier McInerney, born in Cheyenne, March 28, 1899, was the first
Wyoming Native to become a United States Navy Vice Admiral. He received his
commission from the United State Naval Academy in June, 1921.
*​h/t photo: Wyoming State Parks/Pitchengine Communities*
Lieutenant Commander McInerney assumed command of the destroyer USS Smith
in May, 1940 after serving on a variety of ships, participating in battles
against the Japanese near the Solomon Islands, and fought in the Battle of
the Coral Sea.
McInerney assumed command of the battleship USS Washington in June, 1945
and was later made Commanding Officer of Treasure Island Naval Receiving
Station. During the Korean War, now Vice Admiral McInerney served as
Commander Joint Amphibious Task Forces Seven, Seventy-Six, and Ninety-Two.
He retired on June 30, 1955 and died a year later.
*Feature photo: MaritimeQuest/Pitchengine Communities*
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(Cheyenne, Wyo.) - The hat and epaulets from the official uniform of Vice
Admiral Francis Xavier McInerney are on display as the Object of the Month
at the local Wyoming State Museum.
Francis Xavier McInerney, born in Cheyenne, March 28, 1899, was the first
Wyoming Native to become a United States Navy Vice Admiral. He received his
commission from the United State Naval Academy in June, 1921.
*​h/t photo: Wyoming State Parks/Pitchengine Communities*
Lieutenant Commander McInerney assumed command of the destroyer USS Smith
in May, 1940 after serving on a variety of ships, participating in battles
against the Japanese near the Solomon Islands, and fought in the Battle of
the Coral Sea.
McInerney assumed command of the battleship USS Washington in June, 1945
and was later made Commanding Officer of Treasure Island Naval Receiving
Station. During the Korean War, now Vice Admiral McInerney served as
Commander Joint Amphibious Task Forces Seven, Seventy-Six, and Ninety-Two.
He retired on June 30, 1955 and died a year later.
*Feature photo: MaritimeQuest/Pitchengine Communities*
#shortgo #news